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Meteor-2 No. 22

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on February 28, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 28, 1989 · 04:05 UTCLaunch 1989-018Launch no. 3,388 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 28, 1989, 04:05
Launch designation
1989-018
Mission
Meteor-2 No. 22
Flight name
Meteor-2
Vehicle flight ID
45065-607

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
969 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor-21989-018ANORAD 19851Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvMeteorology1,500 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.